This small, useful booklet contains general interest material preprinted from The Astronomical Almanac. It is published jointly by the U.S. Naval Observatory and Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office two years in advance of its date. It includes such things as:
• dates for Solar equinoxes, solstices, phases of the Moon
• eclipse maps
• dates for various planetary phenomena
• visibility and magnitudes of the planets
• dates for some religious and civil holidays
• chronological eras and cycles
• the equation of time and declination of the Sun
• sunrise/set, moonrise/set times
• the position of Polaris.
This content is appropriate for high school aged kids to adults, and may be most beneficial to people with interest in astronomy. Libraries may want this updated volume to be included in their astronomy and astronomical literature or cosmic collections. Resellers specializing in astronomical literature and planetary resources may find this printed book helpful to their patrons who might specialize in space exploration, astronomy, or astrophysics.
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